What US leaders have never understood about Iran | Iran supreme leader: Nuclear deal won't change policy to US
What US leaders have never understood about Iran Sunday July 19 th , 2015 at 8:30 PM | What US Leaders Have Never Understood About IranNew York Post 1 Share “American rulers have always dreamed of forcing us to change our behavior, and failed,” Iran’s “Supreme Guide,” Ali Khamenei, said Saturday. “Five US administrations took that dream to their graves. The present one shall have the same fate.” Khamenei’s analysis is not far off the mark. Successive American presidents have worked hard to persuade the Khomeinist regime in Tehran to modify aspects of its foreign policy, so far with no success. The reason may be the inability or unwillingness of successive US presidents, and a good part of the American political and cultural elite, to properly understand the nature of the Khomeinist regime. Jimmy Carter believed the Khomeinist seizure of power represented the return of religion to the center of public life. His administration described Kh